verb
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To act as a medical doctor to.
example
Her children doctored her back to health.
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To act as a medical doctor.
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To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
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To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
example
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
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To genetically alter an extant species.
example
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
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To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
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To take medicine.